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| British Parliamentary system | 11/19/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: How is the American Constitution different from the British Parliamentary system?
A: I am not sure I understand your question. You seem to be asking about contrasting a document with a ...
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| Voting | 11/18/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Is it the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that gave Blacks the right to vote in the US? If so, why is ...
A: The right of blacks to vote was guaranteed by the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution, passed ...
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| running for office | 11/14/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: Berg. My Name is Matt and i'm 18 years old. I live in massachusetts in the Second Worcester ...
A: I can give you a start, but this is far too much information to expect for free from a service like ...
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| vice President | 11/13/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: My question is pretty easy. Where does the Vice President live while he is serving?
A: For most of this country's history, the Vice President was on his own for housing, like everyone ...
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| spouses of congressmen | 11/12/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: Is it TRUE that when a member of Congress dies, his or her SPOUSE (with NO political background ...
A: A spouse can replace a dead member of Congress under two circumstances: --The spouse runs for the ...
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| If Marshal Law | 11/12/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: According to this expert, if obama dies before the electoral college votes, neither the Constitution ...
A: There is no constitutional provision for the President to declare martial law at all, so there is no ...
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| President | 11/10/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Is the President of the United States allowed to sleep with his wife while living in the White ...
A: Of course the President may sleep with his wife. Most Presidents and First Ladies share a room and ...
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| Government | 11/10/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Actually have afew questions for you... 1) A state having two senators and one representative in ...
A: 1. A state gets an elector for each Senator and Rep, so the answer in your case is three. 2. ...
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| RI General Assembly | 11/9/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: In Rhode Island,the 2008 election resulted in the number of Republicans in the 113-member General ...
A: Massachusetts has no party lever, but we still don't elect Republicans here -- in this election the ...
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| committee | 11/8/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: How does a member of congress get to serve on a committee in Congress?
A: All members are assigned to some committees. The challenge is getting assigned to the committee ...
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| passing opposing legislations | 11/8/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: This is a 100% theoretical questions. Can a legislation be passed allowing "X" and at the same time ...
A: Your question cannot be answered -- since it would be silly to do, no one has ever done it, and ...
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| passing opposing legislations | 11/8/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: This is a 100% theoretical questions. Can a legislation be passed allowing "X" and at the same time ...
A: It does happen on occasion that conflicting legislation exists. Usually the legislature will ...
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| passing opposing legislations | 11/8/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: This is a 100% theoretical questions. Can a legislation be passed allowing "X" and at the same time ...
A: A variation of this has been a hallmark of the Bush Administration. The White House calls them ...
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| President Andrew Jackson | 11/7/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: Many biographies of President Jackson show he nominated five men to the U. S. Supreme Court. Others ...
A: You made me do some research. John Catron was nominated by Jackson on his final day in office, so ...
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| state legislation | 11/7/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: Why does some proposed state legislation get put to the voting public and some gets voted on and ...
A: Every state has a different constitution, and I do not know the details about Maryland. However, in ...
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| Iran | 11/7/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: First could the united states overthrow the Iranian Government and take control of the country as ...
A: There is no question in my mind that the US could defeat the Iranian government in relatively short ...
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| presidential succession | 11/6/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: If a president elect dies, obviously prior to being sworn in, who will become president? How will ...
A: You're right about the activism, Monica. I'm 46 years old; I was a college freshman when Reagan was ...
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| curiosity killed the cat! | 11/6/2008 | John C. Berg |
Q: I would like to know if th enew elected president was to resign or something before he was sworn in ...
A: President Bush will serve until January 20th; so if Barack Obama became unavailable to replace him, ...
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| cabinet appointments | 11/6/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: When the president appoints someone to a cabinet level position which committee in Congress reviews ...
A: Different cabinet members are reviewed by different committees depending on their area of expertise. ...
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| elections | 11/6/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: Exactly what are electoral votes and if the public votes as much as they did why do they not count ...
A: The electoral college was written into the Constitution at the insistence of southern landowners, ...
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| president | 11/6/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: if Obama dies before he is sworn in who will be the next president?
A: The presidential succession, according to the Constitution, says that the newly-elected vice ...
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| presidential succession | 11/5/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: who fills the following positions:vice president,speaker of the house,president pro tempore of the ...
A: The VP is elected by the American people along with the President. The Speaker is elected by ...
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| presidential succession | 11/5/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: If a president elect dies, obviously prior to being sworn in, who will become president? How will ...
A: I'm a presidential "junkie," so I've loved every minute of this process! And watching my youngest ...
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| checks and balances | 11/5/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have to review and explain a specific case of checks and balances. Have found a few, but many ...
A: There have been many occasions where the Supreme Court has struck down laws passed by Congress and ...
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| Presidential Election question | 11/5/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: My question is about the political process surrounding the election. Here's what me and my family ...
A: Excellent question! The answer, unfortunately, is mottled at best. There is no Constitutional ...
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| Council of Economic Advisors | 11/4/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: In your opinion should the Council of Economic Advisors contain more than three people?
A: My person view is that we do not need the Council at all. There is plenty of good economic ...
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| Constitutional Law | 11/4/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Can the legislative branch declare a war that the executive branch (i.e.,commander -in-chief) may ...
A: The Constitution grants the Congress the exclusive power to declare war. The President has no role ...
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| QUESTION MY SON ASKED | 11/4/2008 | Jeff Coughlin |
Q: If a President dies in office,and his/her Vice-President passes away also----who is then our ...
A: Per our Constitution, the line of succession would then make the Speaker of the House the president. ...
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| Re: Obama's education | 11/3/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I noticed that you said Obama had been enrolled in a Catholic school during "most" of the time while ...
A: The supposedly "Muslim school" he attended while living in Indonesia was actually a public school. ...
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| Presidential Election - Law | 11/2/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: If a Presidential candidate becomes incapacitated, or unable to in any manner serve, prior to ...
A: Parties have the authority to determine the candidate of their party to appear on the ballot. Both ...
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| Early Voting | 11/2/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: If someone votes "early", before election day,, I assume the votes are held until election day, then ...
A: Most early voting is done by secret ballot, meaning there is no way to tell how that person voted. ...
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| Maryland Politcs | 11/1/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I was wondering if you knew anything about why Maryland seems to always vote democrat in both ...
A: Maryland has been fairly solidly Democratic since the Civil War. After the war, most southern ...
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| Upcoming election | 11/1/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Mr. Troy, I am curious about the views held by a lot of the Jewish community here in America, ...
A: Lolo Soetoro, Barak's stepfather, was an Indonesian Muslim. But by all accounts he appears not to ...
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| Upcoming election | 11/1/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Mr. Troy, I am curious about the views held by a lot of the Jewish community here in America, ...
A: There have been polls done in Israel about the US Presidency. They seem to decidedly favor McCain, ...
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| US History | 10/31/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: What did Truman's victory in 1948 forecast about the future of the democratic party??
A: I am not sure that any election provides much forecast about the future, other than who will be in ...
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| election questions | 10/31/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Can you tell me what the poll numbers were the week before the 2004 election between John Kerry and ...
A: You can view a map of the polls at the end of October 2004 here: ...
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| Upcoming election | 10/30/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Mr. Troy, I am curious about the views held by a lot of the Jewish community here in America, ...
A: There is a traditional bias that Democrats might not be as loyal to Israel as Republicans have. But ...
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| ESSAY | 10/30/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: CAN SOME ONE PLEASEEE TELL ME.. WHAT WERE THE IMMEDIATE CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR PLEASEEE..!!
A: The immediate cause was the fact that several states tried to secede from the Union and that the ...
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| Government | 10/29/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am a Canadian University student who is taking a second year American History course, if you can ...
A: The primary structural difference between Canada and US governments is the fact that Canada uses a ...
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| Death of President | 10/29/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have heard that a president must be in office two years for the vice president to take over. If ...
A: No, the Vice President would take over regardless of how long a President has been in office. ...
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